Licensed contractor and cash home buyer since 2010

Sell your land

Sell Your Land Fast in East Tennessee — Any Parcel, Any Problem

Unique Construct LLC buys vacant lots, homesites, and acreage across East Tennessee with our own funds. Back taxes, no legal access, heirs who cannot agree, a title nobody can clear — those are the parcels we buy, not the ones we avoid. Licensed contractor and cash buyer since 2010.

Our process

Three steps, no surprises

  1. 1

    Tell us about the house

    Call or send the address. We ask about condition, timing, and what is going on -- not for photographs or a clean house.

  2. 2

    We walk the property

    We look at it ourselves as a licensed contractor and price the repairs from real numbers instead of a padded guess.

  3. 3

    Written offer, your date

    You get a written, no-obligation offer, usually within 24 hours. You pick the closing date; we can close in as little as seven days.

Any situation

Land situations we buy in

16 situations, each with the Tennessee timeline, the offices involved, and what your options actually are.

Carrying costs and liens

Taxes, dues, and debts on a parcel that produces no income.

Inheritance and family land

Estates, heirs, and family acreage nobody living nearby can use.

Title and ownership headaches

Boundaries, clouded title, distance, and rights carved out long ago.

Just want it sold

No agent, no waiting years on a raw-land listing, no contingencies.

Where we buy

Cities and counties we buy land in

We buy land in Knoxville, TN

Knox County

Pre-1960 houses make up a large share of what we buy inside the city, and the recurring issues are exactly what the age of the stock predicts: original wiring, failing crawl spaces, and roofs a decade past their service life.

We buy land in South Knoxville, TN

Knox County

Tired rental property is the theme here. Landlords who bought cheap off Chapman Highway decades ago are cashing out, often with deferred maintenance that would eat any retail sale price.

We buy land in Fountain City, TN

Knox County

Estate sales dominate. Original owners or their children are selling homes that never got past the first kitchen, and the wiring, plumbing, and windows are typically all original.

We buy land in Bearden, TN

Knox County

Renovation demand is the strongest in the county. Owners are frequently downsizing out of a mid-century home they have held for forty years and do not want to renovate to sell.

We buy land in West Hills, TN

Knox County

Long-tenure ownership is the pattern. Many sellers here are settling a parent's estate on a house that has not been updated since the original owners moved in.

We buy land in Cedar Bluff, TN

Knox County

Investor exits drive our volume here. Owners of one or two aging rental units near Middlebrook Pike often want out of the whole thing at once rather than turning another tenant.

We buy land in Powell, TN

Knox County

Because Powell is unincorporated, county codes and county permitting apply, and owners are often surprised how much unpermitted work has accumulated on a property over the decades.

We buy land in Halls Crossroads, TN

Knox County

Inherited property from families who farmed the north end of the county is a steady source of calls, and those deeds frequently still show a grandparent's name.

We buy land in Karns, TN

Knox County

Growth along Pellissippi has pushed values up faster than owners of the older parcels expect, which is often the reason a family finally calls about land they have sat on.

We buy land in Hardin Valley, TN

Knox County

Relocation is the driver. Households move here for the schools and then get transferred out, leaving them carrying two payments and wanting a hard closing date.

We buy land in Concord, TN

Knox County

Second homes and inherited lake property come up constantly, often owned by out-of-state family who have not seen the place in years.

We buy land in Farragut, TN

Knox County

Downsizing is the most common reason we get called in Farragut, followed by out-of-state heirs settling a parent's estate on a house that is worth real money but shows its age.

We buy land in Corryton, TN

Knox County

Family land that has never been formally divided is the norm. Several heirs, one deed, and no survey is a combination we deal with routinely in this part of the county.

We buy land in Mascot, TN

Knox County

Vacant and inherited property is common here, sometimes with an older mobile home on the parcel that has to be dealt with before anything else can happen.

We buy land in Seymour, TN

Sevier County

Owners often assume Seymour is Knox County. Sevier County handles the probate and the delinquent taxes, and that distinction changes timelines on estate and tax files.

We buy land in Rockford, TN

Blount County

Small-lot houses in an incorporated town but with rural surroundings sit awkwardly for retail buyers, so cash sales are common here.

We buy land in Alcoa, TN

Blount County

Estate and long-term-rental exits dominate. Original company houses often pass to children who live elsewhere and have no interest in managing a rental near the airport.

We buy land in Maryville, TN

Blount County

Retirees and relocating households make up a large part of this market, and inherited family property with multiple heirs is a recurring theme on the rural side of the county.

We buy land in Louisville, TN

Blount County

Out-of-state owners are heavily represented, and many are carrying a lake property they visit once a year and would rather convert to cash.

We buy land in Oak Ridge, TN

Anderson County

Original-condition cemestos are the bulk of our Oak Ridge volume. They typically need everything at once, which is why owners have a hard time selling them any other way.

We buy land in Clinton, TN

Anderson County

Older downtown houses and river-adjacent property make up most of what we buy, frequently through an estate being settled a few blocks from the courthouse handling it.

We buy land in Lenoir City, TN

Loudon County

A meaningful share of the sellers we talk to here are out-of-state owners of second homes or retirees changing plans, so remote closings are the norm rather than the exception.

We buy land in Strawberry Plains, TN

Jefferson County

Acreage that has been in one family for generations is common, and those parcels regularly need an estate opened before a deed can be signed.

We buy land in Luttrell, TN

Union County

Unsurveyed acreage and informal family transfers show up on most Union County files we handle, so title work usually takes a little longer than it would in the city.

Cash offer vs. listing

Compare the net, not the headline price

Selling to Unique ConstructTraditional listing
RepairsNone — we buy as-isSeller pays before listing
CommissionsNoneTypically 5–6%
Closing costsWe cover the standard costsOften seller-paid
ShowingsOne visit from usOpen houses and lockbox
ContingenciesNo financing, appraisal, or inspection outsAll three
TimelineAs little as 7 days45–60 days after a contract

FAQ

Selling land: common questions

Do you buy land that nobody else will touch?
That is most of what we buy. Back taxes, no legal access, clouded title, inherited land, and lots too small for an agent to list -- those are the reasons a retail buyer walks and the reasons we get the call.
How do you price raw land?
Access, utilities, acreage, location, and comparable land sales, minus whatever it will cost to make the parcel usable. We show you the math behind the number.
Do I need a survey or a soil test first?
No. Do not spend money before you call. If we need a survey or a soil evaluation, we order it and we pay for it.
How fast does a land closing take?
Usually seven to fourteen days. There is no appraisal and no lender, so title work is the only real variable.
I live out of state and have not seen the parcel in years. Now what?
Call (865) 277-6808. We will walk it, photograph it, tell you what is actually there, and close remotely with funds wired.

No obligation

Tell us about your parcel

A parcel number is enough to start. We will pull the records, look at the land, and come back with a written number — and if it is not right for you, that is a perfectly fine answer.

Get your land offer

Send the parcel number or address and anything you know about access, taxes, or title. No obligation and no fees.

Prefer to talk? Call (865) 277-6808 or email jake@ucstn.com.

Have a parcel number handy? Call (865) 277-6808 and we will look it up.

Call (865) 277-6808